Study Ball and Chain: Kid Friendly or Are You Kidding?

Most parents recognize the importance of making sure their children get a good education, but one product takes further action. The Study Ball ($115) is a 20-pound ball and chain that attaches to a student's ankle and assists them in sitting still to concentrate on their work. Once the timer runs out, the cuff releases and they are free to take a break. What's your opinion of the product?

This has to be one of the most disturbing products I've ever seen. Any person who would actually consider using this as a parenting tool, should really reconsider having children at all, or at the very least reevaluate their parenting methods.

lol isn't that considered child abuse. I think that would be hilarious for a teenager (if the ball weighed more) but not for young kids. I'm pretty sure I would have come to resent my parents if they had put a contraption like that on me.